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Started buying Denali parts again. Got the lower grille in. Still need to mess with the frame and I'm going to replace the core support. Still trying to find the best price on the core support and other pieces. I got the lower grill on amazon. Got the last one and it was discounted from $115 down to $27. It is the actual GM part as well

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I know they used somewhat of a different engine on the 14's and up,
I've had this truck almost a month now, its due for an oil change.
I got 3 free oil changes they use at the dealer, I think they said AC-Delco semi blend?
The owner before said, he put Castrol Synthetic in it, but I'm thinking I'm just gonna use Amsoil SS in it with their filter and change every 8-10k.

Since it had 40k miles. Ran Royal Purple before that since it had 2,291 on the clock. Always changed that at 5k miles or sooner. Alot sooner than it needed to be, that's for sure.

 

 

Couldn't do any better maintenance. Treated this one the same, if not better, than my old school 350s I've owned in the past, and this modern junk hasn't even come close to the miles (or the severe beatings) those engines had on them. I was in my teens and twenties in those days - the pedal spent most of it's time planted in the carpet! This truck was babied by comparison. It's a friggin disgrace! :mad:

 

GM has forgotten how to build an engine in order to save themselves some money. Maybe if they built the shit right the first go-around, there wouldn't be any money problems? HMMM! What a concept!! :eek:

 

 

 

 

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I know they used somewhat of a different engine on the 14's and up,

I've had this truck almost a month now, its due for an oil change.

I got 3 free oil changes they use at the dealer, I think they said AC-Delco semi blend?

The owner before said, he put Castrol Synthetic in it, but I'm thinking I'm just gonna use Amsoil SS in it with their filter and change every 8-10k.

 

 

 

Amsoil SS is the best oil you can buy, hands down. IMO, semi-synthetic is a useless marketing gimmick. Has few of the benefits of full synthetic. It's basically a SLIGHTLY better dino oil.

 

Maybe you can get them to exchange the oil changes for 3 free car washes or something. :)

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Amsoil SS is the best oil you can buy, hands down. IMO, semi-synthetic is a useless marketing gimmick. Has few of the benefits of full synthetic. It's basically a SLIGHTLY better dino oil.

 

Maybe you can get them to exchange the oil changes for 3 free car washes or something. :)

Well, they said I could buy my own oil and stuff. They'd change it for free. How often do you change your oil while running Amsoil SS?

 

 

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Amsoil SS is the best oil you can buy, hands down. IMO, semi-synthetic is a useless marketing gimmick. Has few of the benefits of full synthetic. It's basically a SLIGHTLY better dino oil.

 

Maybe you can get them to exchange the oil changes for 3 free car washes or something. :)

 

While I agree Amsoil is great oil, I don't know if I would say best oil hands down. The Schaeffer 9000 I run in my engine is some pretty damn good oil as well. Don't get me wrong, I run Amsoil products in my diffs and t-case.

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I've seen the tests, and other's (along with my own) TBN in oil analysis'. I have yet to see anything better in that regard, but that's just one aspect - it accells across the board.

 

 

Well, they said I could buy my own oil and stuff. They'd change it for free. How often do you change your oil while running Amsoil SS?


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Longest I've gone so far is 9,985 - and that is hard towing, and up here in the Northeast pretty much every drive is considered "city". The oil was ready to go many more miles, but my engine is shedding metals like crazy. That's not the fault of the oil - that's GM's fault for cutting corners on this engine. Never in my life have I seen an engine from ANY era start wearing out this soon. 90k miles. My first analysis was at 77k!!

 

GM should just consult with other companies on how to cut corners to save a buck. Might as well stick with what you're good at, and leave the rest to the experts ... but I digress ...

 

If you don't tow, or are light footed when driving, you can easily go 10k, then send in an analysis to see how everything looks. If it's good, you can go up to 15k. The oil is good to 25k, but that's in cars, IMO. Any truck that's used as a truck is going to be hard on the oil, no matter how good it is.

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Chris Senior Enthusiast

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Well, they said I could buy my own oil and stuff. They'd change it for free. How often do you change your oil while running Amsoil SS?

 

 

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It's rated for 25k

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I run an amsoil bypass filter...it more than doubles my cost of an oil change.

 

The filter does come out quite a bit heavier than when first installed.

 

But IMO if I wanted to throw money away I would buy amsoil oil and full flow filter.

 

 

Huge savings buying Mobil oil and filters on sale.

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Just remember that these oils are being tested in labs under ideal conditions, not out on the road doing the kind of driving that YOU do.

Chris Senior Enthusiast

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Just remember that these oils are being tested in labs under ideal conditions, not out on the road doing the kind of driving that YOU do.

I abuse the loud pedal. In fact it allows me to have dual mode exhaust a lot cheaper than the GM performance cars

Chris Senior Enthusiast

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Ordered a new radiator bracket that is welded to the frame. Going to go junkyard hunting tomorrow to see if I can get the entire core support on the cheap. Lights on the left don't exactly line up. There is a gap by the grille and they look pushed in. Since the lights mount to that, I'm going to replace it.

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Saw this at the grocery store

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